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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "DAVID SALISBURY." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dsalisbury1000@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 00:50:44 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION //.

Good Day,

My name is David Salisbury chief executive and managing director of New Zealand’s Oil & Gas Company Ltd.
For proper confirmation, visit http://www.nzog.com/staff

We have been on a project called The Kupe project. This project is to be the first phase development
of gas field discoveries first made by New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) in 1986. The project was given
the final go ahead to move into the construction phase in July 2006. However, a large amount of design,
assessment and pre-development work preceded this decision. For proper verification on this project,
visit http://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/projects/kupe/

I am seeking means of investing part of the project money into a profitable business in your country and
i ultimately need an honest foreigner to play an important role in the completion of this business deal.

If you prefer to be re-contacted for more express information, please send us your:

[1] Full Names:
[2] Contact address:
[3] Direct Telephone No:

I look forward to meeting you in person and doing good business with you and
please treat as confidential.

Yours sincerely,

David Salisbury

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